Finance Manager

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Parental Leave

Stock Grants

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a seasoned FP&A professional to drive product P&Ls and financial planning within our Product Finance team.

You will build and maintain complex financial models, analyze data, and deliver executive-ready insights for growth and efficiency across engineering, R&D, and partnerships. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in FP&A with P&L experience, strong modeling and communication skills, and comfort working with senior leaders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• 6+ years FP&A experience with P&Ls, R&D budgets, revenue/cost modeling.
• Strong modeling, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to dive into details and support senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models to support Product P&Ls and management metrics.
• Explain data and address gaps with short- and long-term recommendations.
• Analyze growth drivers and accelerators within the business.
• Support New Product Initiatives P&L, launches and post-launch reviews.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly forecasts, variance analyses, and dashboards.
• Assess risks/opportunities and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Understand spend types and present them clearly.

Skills

Financial modeling

Communication

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Hyperion

Anaplan

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 08/14/2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Members of the Finance organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.

Meet the Team

This position is in the Product Finance team and will be working with Senior Product Leaders, other FP&A, Deal Desk, Operations, R&D, Pricing business partners and Accounting teams amongst others.

Your Impact

You should be a driver of results, proactive in approach and deadline conscious. Agility and passion while keeping a positive spin on relationships, willing to learn and develop skills are key to success. Strong financial modeling and analytical skills with attention to details, accuracy and building credibility will be needed in this role. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and stay flexible through growth and change is going to go a long way. Prior experience with P&Ls and supporting large engineering teams is a must.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Financials models as needed to support Product P&Ls (May include Bookings, Revenue, CSP spend, margin analysis, new product initiatives, partnership/deal assessments, Opex, Headcount) for business entities and management metrics.
• Inform what the data is relaying while understanding the gaps and addressing those with long and short term recommendations.
• Diving in the business to fully understand growth drivers and accelerators.
• Work on New Product Initiatives P&L, launches, post launch assessment as needed.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting for forecast submissions, variance analysis and reporting dashboards.
• Analyze results, distill/synthesize business performance indicators/metrics, assess business risk and operating performance, and timely communicate risks and opportunities.
• Understanding of spend types and presenting those are a pivotal part of this role.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting/Finance
• 6+ years of experience in FP&A incl few years with managing P&Ls, R&D budgets, revenue/cost modeling skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong Financial modeling experience
• Able to dive in details as well as go high level to support senior execs
• Strong systems skills (Hyperion, Anaplan etc)

Preferred Qualifications

• Pricing strategy experience
• Masters Degree in Business

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada

The starting salary range posted for this position is $133,800.00 to $175,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

• U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
• U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$133,800.00 - $201,700.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$118,900.00 - $179,300.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.